Maison Tardieu Laurent- Vacqueyras

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The vintage

It is not in our nature to be pessimistic. Even less to be alarmist. But the strength of the situation is imposed us : the French Vineyard suffers head-on the effects of climate change. It is not an isolated case. Obviously. Simply, we are, here, in a position to take the measure of this alteration, vintage after vintage ...
2019 vintage was marked by an extreme drought. Between April and September, the Vineyards did not benefit from any serious rain. The little water that fell would evaporate before it had even moistened the soil. To add to the anticipated catastrophe, June broke heat records.
The disaster, considering volumes or quality, could only be major. Yes, but... But the Vines, and especially the old Vines, are capable of resistance, of resilience, which impose respect…We can but watch. And humbly admire this plant which strives to adapt... And we are shaken at the idea that, one day, the current upheavals will exceed the permissible thresholds, and that our wonderful Grape varieties may be forced to fade...
Finally, harvest time came… No water in the soils. Barely a few drops… And this was the moment when Mother Nature gave a little help ! In mid-September, salvaging rains - some twenty millimetres - completely changed the face of the Vintage. The Vines, that lack of water and strong heats had stressed, relaxed, and the phenolic maturities were triggered...A winning bet for the Vignerons who made the choice of being patient ! But, how not to wonder, when “miracles” appear as more and more requisite “ingredients” with each new vintage... ?
Paradoxically, white wines display beautiful freshness of aromas and taste. Exquisite balances harmonize the underlying concentration… Minerality, highlighted by tailored healthy cultural practices, structures the Wines. The reds are built, dense and deep. A synthesis between the 2007 and 2016 Vintages. And thus, in the end, 2019 will probably be valued as one of the “Legend Vintages”…

Terroir

Les Garrigues

Ageing

8 months in one and two old barrels Allier – Tronçais

Alcohol content

13

Bottling

Sans collage, ni filtration

Cépages

Clairette : 20 %
Grenache blanc : 20 %
Roussanne : 20 %
Marsanne : 15 %
Viognier : 15 %
Bourboulenc : 10 %

The 2019 Vacqueyras Blanc (a blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne and Bourboulenc) offers up scents of honeyed pineapple and melon. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, plump and round, then finishes with hints of anise and white pepper and a touch of silky texture.

Wine Advocate , 90/100 , 2020-09-24

Starfruit, green plum, fennel and honeysuckle notes stream through in this bright, tasty white, backed with a mouthwatering flash of quinine on the finish.

Wine Spectator , 92/100 , 2021-06-30